Anonymous · published 1600 · first performed or written 1599 [c.1597-1599] (Annals) comedy · Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men T29 Disguise and pursuit in Look About You typicality 0.69 · 505 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T29: gloster, faukenbridge, skinke, hermit, richard, prince, iohn, porter, henry, brother.
Would mad Earl Robin saw these humouristes. 'twol'd feed him fat with Laughter; O 'twold sit him, Where ever he is, I know the bate conceit Is better to him than his daintiest food, Well, and it fits me well, now I have time, To coort my Lady Faukenbridge at leisure, Love I implore thy aid fair Cipria, Thou seaborn mother at affections ring, Shine brightly in thy sphere, that at my star, My planet thou of all lights most beauteous, Be thou to my desires Auspicious. O for this Lady, was never poor Gentleman troubled with Gentlewoman as I am with myself, my Lady Faukenbridge hath fitted me a turn, here I am visited with sleeveless errands and with ask for this thing Madam and that thing Madam, that they make me almost mad in earnest, whoop here's another Client. here's my Lady Rawfords' Page attends to speak with your Ladyship. I pray ye bid her Lordship's Page come into my Ladyship: well Robin Hood, part with these pettycoates, And cast these lose devices from thy back, I'll near go more untrust, never be kercheft. Never have this ado, with what do you lack? Madam my Lady greets your honour kindly, And sends you the first grapes of her young vine. I am much indepted to her honour, there's an angel for you to drink; set them up till after supper. Humphrey, pray look about for Block. Humphrey? trust me I think the fool be lost. No forsooth, Madam he's upon the green jesting with a stammerer, one Redcap. It is a lewd fellow, pray bid him come in youth, I'll give him his welcome at the door: commend me to your Lady, I pray ye heartily. Humphrey, I marvel where sir Richard is so late? truly, truly he does not as beseems a gentleman of his calling, pray let some go forth to meet him on the green, and send in that blockhead Block. Will ye tell tales ye ass, will ye? I'll te te tell your La La Lady or I would to g God we were ha' hanged else, as my fa father should have been. Now what's the matter there I pray you? what company have you there a gods name? where spend you the day I pray? Why where you gave me leave, at the gallows I was, no farther. A a and you be his La Lady, you are the La Lady Fau Faukenbridge, the Earl of glo Gloster's sister. I am so fellow. Y y your man b b Block here, does no nothing but f f. m me, a and cr cries r run Re Redcap ad s s see your f f father ha ha hanged. I sh shall g go near to m make m murder and he v use it. Well sirrah, leave your mocking you were best, I'll bob your beetle head and if you mock him. He's run Redcap. La la law ma Madam. Away ye saucy fool, go wait within.
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Would mad Earle Robyn ſaw theſe humouriſtes. Twol'd feed him fat with Laughter; O twold ſit him, Where euer he is, I knowe the bate conſaite Is better to him than his daintieſt foode, Well, and it fits mee well, now I haue time, To coort my Lady Faukenbridge at leyſure, Loue I emplore thy aide faire Cipria, Thou ſea-borne mother at affections ring, Shine brightly in thy ſphere, that at my ſtarre, My plannet thou of all lights moſt beautious, Be thou to my deſires Auſpitious. O for this Lady, was neuer poore Gentleman troubled with Gentlewoman as I am with my ſelfe, my Lady Faukenbridge hath fitted me a turne, heere I am viſited with ſleeueleſſe errands and with asking for this thing Madam and that thing Madam, that they make me almoſt mad in earneſt, whoop heer's another Client. Heer's my Lady Rawfords Page attends to ſpeake with your Ladyſhip. I pray ye bid her Lordſhips Page come into my Ladyſhip: well Robin Hood, part with theſe pettycoates, And caſt theſe looſe deuices from thy backe, Ile nere goe more vntruſt, neuer bee kercheft. Neuer haue this adoe, with what doe you lacke? Madam my Lady greets your honour kindely, And ſends you the firſt grapes of her young vine. I am much indepted to her honour, thers an angel for you to drinke; ſet them vp till after ſupper. Humphery, pray looke about for Blocke. Humphery? truſt mee I thinke the foole be loſt. No forſooth, Madam hee's vpon the greene Ieſting with a ſtammerer, one Redcap. It is a lewd fellowe, pray bid him come in youth, Ile giue him his welcome at the doore: commend me to your Lady, I pray ye hartily. Humphrey, I maruell where ſir Richard is ſo late? truely, truely hee does not as beſeemes a gentleman of his calling, pray let ſome goe foorth to meete him on the greene, and ſend in that blockehead Blocke. Wil ye tel tales ye aſſe, will ye? Ile te te tell your La La Lady or I would to g God we were ha hang'd elſe, as my fa father ſhould haue bin. Now what's the matter there I pray you? what company haue you there a gods name? where ſpend you the day I pray? Why where you gaue me leaue, at the gallows I was, no farther. A a and you be his La Lady, you are the La Lady Fau Faukenbridge, the Earle of glo Gloſters ſiſter. I am ſo fellow. Y y your man b b Blocke heere, does no nothing but f f floute m me, a and cr cries r run Re Redcap ad ſ ſ ſee your f f father ha ha hang'd. I ſh ſhal g go neere to m make m murder and he v vſe it. Wel firra, leaue your mocking you were beſt, Ile bob your beetle head and if you mocke him. He's run Redcap. La la law ma Madam. Away ye ſaucy foole, goe waite within.